CHAIM BLOOM HAS been reliving the negotiations with Xander Bogaerts in his head.
"There are a couple of regrets," the chief baseball officer of the Boston Red Sox told ESPN a week after Bogaerts signed with the San Diego Padres.
When Bogaerts landed an 11-year, $280 million deal this month, the question among baseball executives and agents wasn't whether Boston should have matched San Diego to re-sign its star shortstop, but why Bogaerts even got to free agency in the first place.
When Bloom signed Trevor Story to a six-year, $140 million contract before spring training last year, Bogaerts felt hopeful that an extension on his own contract might follow.